The 47th Annual Addiction Treatment Leadership Conference
Future-Proofing Treatment: Technology in a People-Centered Workplace

 

Today Congress released their version of the 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes SAMHSA. It was approved in the House Appropriations Committee on a bi-partisan basis, meaning that chances of passage in the House are very high.

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Why Does It Always Take a Celebrity or Their Family’s Tragedy

to Get Our Attention?

The world is drowning in confusion. We debate policies, fund treatment centers, and cycle people through endless programs, yet we fail to confront the root causes of addiction: trauma, PTSD, and CPTSD.

Groundwork is a limited-invitation pilot developed through This Side of Sober, a coach-led recovery support model created to provide facilitated group spaces for women in recovery.

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The Guests of Talk TV: My First STARs

Written by Dr. Jamie

As we reported yesterday, the Administration had arbitrarily cut nearly two billion dollars from mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs that had been approved on a bi-partisan basis by Congress.

Yesterday the Administration without warning, unilaterally cut nearly two billion dollars in grants to substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health organizations administered through SAMHSA.

Denver, Colorado — January 9, 2026 —Treatment Professionals in Alumni Services (TPAS), the leading national organization dedicated to advancing alumni engagement and recovery-support communities, is pleased to announce new leadership appointments to its Board of Directors as the organization celebrates its 15-year anniversary.
 

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers is governed by a National Board of Directors who oversee the professional staff and provide strategic guidance for the association.

After a lengthy journey, the latest version of the Support Act finally became law this week.  NAATP supported its passage and has been asking Congress to pass it for months.

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December 1, 2025

Kentucky-Based Center for Trait-Based Transformation Leads First-in-the-Nation Pilot of Strength Spark, an AI Companion for Recovery and Prevention

NAATP is proud to join our national partners in urging Congress to maintain 30 million dollars in funding for HUD’s Recovery Housing Program (RHP).

Caron Treatment Centers, a long-standing NAATP member, has received national attention for its innovative use of GLP-1 medications such as Zepbound and Ozempic to help reduce cravings for alcohol and illicit drugs.

Late last night Congress ended the longest federal government shutdown in history. A short-term budget extension was agreed to by just enough votes to pass in the Senate with the House of Representatives following. The final agreement included passage of three of the twelve appropriations bills and a promise in the Senate to vote on continuation of the Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Recovery Movie Meet-Ups: An innovation that is quickly scaling up!
By John de Miranda

Addiction treatment saves multitudes of lives every day in this country, sets patients and their families on the road to wellness, and without it, a chronic and frequently fatal brain disease will go untreated. Still, addiction treatment is not perfect, and there are indeed bad actors who must be stopped. But we must not forget about the good guys!